Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 28744, Comfort Goff, Conn.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Conni-
Goff, Bonfort
S-28744
CONTENTS

3255 3255
New York
Comfort Goff
Peninsula in the State of New York who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Hild — of the Reg t commanded by Col Willis — in the Confederate line for 2 Years —
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 80 Dollars — Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 14 th day of Dec r . 1832 — and sent to Claimant Rush
Arrears to 4th of Sep 1832 $120 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 th Jan '33 40
$160
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act June 7, 1832. }
C. Stiles
Died July 26 1834
Left 19 December 1834 to New York

I Elijah Field Jr one of the judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Jefferson unforeseen . Do certify that it Appears to my Satisfaction that the Said Comfort Goff Did Serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the foregoing Declaration Against the Common Enemy - and I make Transmit the proceedings and Testimony
Thereby certify That Comfort Goff enlisted into the 1 st Com- pany, Commanded at first by Capt. Levi Wells & afterwards by my- self as a Lieutenant, in the 22 nd Regiment of the Army of the United States Commanded by Col d Samuel Wyllys, on the 10 th day of April 1776 to serve one year from the 31 st of December 1775 - and served his term of time accordingly - Again Said Goff enlisted into my Company, in the 3 rd Connecticut Regiment in the Continental Army Commanded by Col d Samuel Wyllys May 29 th 1777 to serve till the 1 st day of January (then) next following, served his time out & was Discharged - These facts appear from Official papers now before me - The Said Goff was always a regular faithful & intrepid Soldier at the time of the above enlistments he belong- ed to the Town Colchester, (then of Hartford County now of Windham County) in the State of Connecticut
Dated at Colchester (Con t State) May 13 th 1819
Henry Champion
The above facts I will attest to, if necessary, which I am at Sacketts Harbour, (where I expect to be next month) if
Henry Champion

I Elijah Field Jr are of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Jefferson unaffirmed . Do Certify that it Appears to my Satisfaction that the Said Compact Gaff Did Serve in the Revolutionary war as stated in the preceding Declaration Against the Common enemy - and I now Transmit the proceeding and testimony Taken and had before me to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the Direction of the act of Congress of March the 18 th 1818 — Elijah Field Junior

State of New York
Jefferson County
on the Twenty Seventh day of June Eighteen hundred and nineteen Personally came before me Henry Chapman Being Duly Sworn Depreath and saith that the within Certificate signed by him as just and true -
Elijah D. Field Jr. Judge of Jefferson County Pleas

I hereby certify that I am personally acquainted with the within applicant Comfort Poff & have been for years past & I absolutely believe him to be in indigent & necessitous circumstances in life & requires the relief granted to revolutionary pensioners for support.
Sackets Harbor July 17 th 1819.
Elijah D. Dill
General Poff

Comfort Goff
Connect line
Col. Myllis
1775 - 1 yr
1776 - 1 yr
No proof of the period
Service under Col.
Myllis during the period
of enlistment and discharge
Second service under Col.
Myllis May 29 - 77 Discharged Aug 29 - 78
This last agrees with Col. Champlaine Certificate, etc. that to obtain his pension he must have served
It appears that the claimant did not serve 9 months at any one period on the con. est.
Rejected.
June 22. 1821.
Reject the claim, and give the above as a reason therefor.
J. L. E.
He was not in the creditable list of his last service, that he served nine months consecutively.
In his first statement of service he states that he enlisted for a year - but see the statement of first enlistment within - he says applicant enlisted 10 April 1776, to serve one year from 1st May 1776 in which would not include a period of 9 mos. to be made by side by the same military

State of New York County of Jefferson ss. Comfort Goff aged fifty nine years, being duly sworn saith that he is a resident citizen of the United States, to wit of the town of Brownville in the County and State aforesaid and that he is by reason of his reduced cir- cumstances in life, in need of as- sistance from his country for sub- port.
That he enlisted in the Conti- nental Army of the United States in the month of March 1776 for the period of one year, and served in the revolutionary war on the Conti- nental Establishment against the common enemy in a Compa- ny commanded by Captain Henry Champion in Col. Wyllys's Regiment of the Connecticut Line. He served out this term. He again immedia- tely enlisted before he went home and served as before stated in the same Company and the same Regiment for either one year or nine months. He served out this term & again immediately enlisted under

Captain Samuel Northam of Colchester in Connecticut to drive a Continental team. He served under this enlistment nine months. The next year he again enlisted under the same Captain for nine months more. He was then discharged, and even the same day captured by the enemy. They took from him all his money & all his discharges & all his clothes except what he had on & even took his coat. He was taken by the Refugees or Tories & was carried to New York & confined in the Sugar House.
He served in the capacity of a private soldier. He has no further evidence to offer - Comfort Goff
Given this 20 th day of April 1818 before me
Elijah Sibley from one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Jefferson -
I hereby relinquish all claim to any pension granted to me prior to the act of the 10 th March 1818.
Comfort Goff

State of New York Monroe County } ss }
On the 24 th day of March in the year of our Lord 1829 Personally appeared in Open Court being the Court of Common Pleas for the said County Comfort Goff President in said County Aged Sixty Nine years who being first duly sworn according to Law doth on his Oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provisions made by the Act of Congress of the 18 th March AD 1818 and the Act of the first of May 1820 that he the said Comfort Goff enlisted for the term of one year in the Month of February or March in the year of our Lord 1776 in the State of Connecticut in the Company commanded by Captain Hyde in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Willis in the Line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental Establishment that he continued to serve in the said Corps until the month of January following when he was discharged from the service in the State of New York And the said Comfort Goff further deposes and declares that in the Month of March or April in the year of our Lord 1778 he enlisted in the State of Connecticut in Captain Henry Chapman Company in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Willis in the Line of the State of Connecticut on the Continental Establishment for Nine Months that he continued to serve in said Corps until some time in January following when he was discharged from the service in the State of New York And the said Comfort Goff on his Oath further declares that after all the services aforesaid he enlisted under Captain Chapman to draw Continental Lines for Eight months and served to the end of the term for which he had enlisted and was discharged from the service at Peekskill in the State of New York from whence he was returning home to the State of Connecticut having all the aforesaid discharges in his pocket he was taken prisoner by a party of the Common Enemy and carried to the City of New York where all his Effects and papers were taken from him and amongst which were the discharges for all the above services And the said Comfort Goff hereby acknowledges every claim whatever to a pension (except the present) that his name has never been placed on the pension list that he never submitted a schedule of his property to his Resettlement because he was poor for many years previous to the Act of Congress of the 18 th March 1818 of which he made Oath and also of his services as above stated more than

20986 Comfort Goff Revolutionary Pensioner
on rolls 8 months only Rejected

Seven years since and Mailed the same for the War Office at Washington from Sackets Harbour but for some Cause to him unknown has not been placed on the pension List
And in pursuance of the Act of the first of May 1820 I do Solemnly swear that I was a resident Citizen of the United States on the 18 th of March 1818 and that I have not since that time by Gift sale or in any manner disposed of any property or any part thereof with intent thereby to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled an Act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary War passed on the 18 th March 1818 and that I have not now has any person for Trust for me any property or securities contract or debts due to me Nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule herunto annexed and by me subscribed that I have made No change of property since the year 1818 Nor have I had at any one time since the year 1818 or any one in Trust for me property to the value of fifty Dollars
Comfort Goff
Sworn to and declared on the 24 th day of March in the year of our Lord 1829 in Open Court
Peter Orse M. Chapin L. Childs
{ Judges

I, William Groves Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the County of Monroe do hereby Certify that it appears to the Satisfaction of the Court that the said Campello Goff did serve in the Revolutionary War as stated in the preceding Declaration Against the Common Enemy for the term of nine Months under an Engagement I also Certify that the foregoing Oath and the Schedule thereto annexed are truly Copied from the Records of said Court and I do further Certify that it is the Opinion of the said Court that the Total amount in Value of the property Exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is Twenty six Dollars Twenty seven and half Cents in Tali- -mony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court, The 20 th day of March 1829
William Groves
Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Monroe County

An Inventory of the Goods and Chattels of Comfort Goff a Revolutionary Soldier residing at Poughkeepsie in the County of Dutchess & State of New York
   Three Kitchen Chairs worth not to exceed 50 Cts Each  $ 2 50    One Bed and Clothing worth not exceeding $10.00  $ 15 00    One pot and one lake pan one Tea Kettle all worth  $ 2 50    Three knives and three forks worth fifty cents  50    one old trunk at 75 Cts one old Table worth $1.00  1 75    one old Bredstead worth 50 Cts part of fire shovel at 25 cents  75    Two plates fine Tea Cups & saucers one soap dish  1 00    one old axe  1 00    Thirty pounds of pork  1 87 1/2    Comfort Goff  26 77 1/2   

December 1, 1934
Sarah S. Sherman 175 Alexander Street Rochester, New York
RA-J/EL Comfort Goff-S.38744
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request the record of Comfort Goff, of Colchester, Connecticut, and later of New York State, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data which follow were obtained from the papers on file in Revolutionary War pension claim, S.38744, based upon the military service in that war of Comfort Goff, the only soldier of that name that is found on the records of this office.
The date and place of birth and the names of the parents of Comfort Goff are not shown.
While a resident of Colchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, Comfort Goff enlisted in 1776, and served two months as a private in Captain Hild's Company, Colonel Wylllys' Connecticut Regiment; he enlisted April 10, 1776, served as a private in Captains Levi Wells' and Henry Champion's Company, Colonel Samuel Wylllys' Connecticut Regiment and was discharged December 31, 1776; he enlisted May 29, 1777, served as a private in Captain Henry Champion's Company, Colonel Samuel Wylllys' Connecticut Regiment and was discharged January 1, 1778; he enlisted sometime in 1778, served nine months as a teamster under Captain Samuel Northam and in 1779, he served nine months under Captain Northam, a brother of Captain Samuel Northam; he enlisted in 1781, and served eight months in Captain Isham(?) Chapman's Company, and on the day of his discharge, while returning home, was captured by the enemy, carried to New York, and confined in the Sugar House for seven weeks and four days.
In 1818, he lived at Brownville, Jefferson County, New York, and then gave his age as fifty-nine years. In 1829, he was living at Rush, Monroe County, New York.
Ques he was he was taken prisoner while returning home from service in Capt. Goff's Southern Co. last service
he says it was after his last service under Capt. Chap- man, as I put it there.

Comfort Goff was allowed pension on his application executed July 3, 1832, while a resident of Henrietta, Monroe County, New York. He later moved to Rochester, New York, where he died July 26, 1834. — From AB
There are no data as to soldier's family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Executive Assistant to the Administrator. ms

I Peter Barringer do certify that I was discharged from the Revolutionary War for by Genl. Philip Schuyler at Tienderoga, and received £100 to bear my expenses home
his Peter Barringer marks

Comfort Goff, Revs. N. York.
Rejected. See letter May 22. 1829 to W. Groves, Rush, N. Y.

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section MRE/eel
November 3, 1928
Mrs. Charles O. LeNoir 536 Riverside Avenue Jacksonville, Florida
Madam:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 28744, it appears that Comfort Goff, while a resident of Colchester, Hartford County, Connecticut, enlisted in 1776, and served two months as a private in Captain Hide's Company, Colonel Sylllys' Connecticut Regiment.
He enlisted, April 10, 1776, served as a private in Captains Levi Wells' and Henry Champion's Company, Colonel Samuel Wylllys' Connecticut Regiment, and was discharged December 31, 1776.
He enlisted, May 29, 1777, served as a private in Captain Henry Champion's Company, Colonel Samuel Wylllys' Connecticut Regiment and was discharged January 1, 1778.
He enlisted in 1778; and served nine months as a teamster under Captain Samuel Northam; and in 1779 he served nine months under the same captain.

On the day of his discharge, while returning home, he was captured by the enemy, taken prisoner to New York, and confined in the Sugar House for seven weeks and four days.
In 1781, he enlisted and served eight months as a private in Captain Islham(?) Chapman's Company.
In 1829 soldier was living at Rush, Monroe County, New York, and then stated that he was aged sixty-nine years.
He was allowed pension on his application executed July 3, 1832, while a resident of Henrietta, Monroe County, New York. He later moved to Rochester, New York, and died there, July 26, 1834.
There are no family data on file.
This is the history of the only soldier, named Comfort Goff, found on the Revolutionary War records of this bureau.
Respectfully,
E. W. MORGAN Acting Commissioner.

175 Alexander St. Rochester, N. Y. Nov. 19 th 1934
Bureau of Pensions - Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir -
I am searching for the revolutionary record of Comfort Goff - born in 1734 (Hoback) married Hannah Gurnsey in 1757 & moved to P'keepsie Connecticut. He removed in 1804 to New York state where he died.
If there is a record of a pension giving that

Man - we would like very much to have a copy of it - and we have reason to believe he was a patriot -
Very truly yours -
Sarah J. Sherman

Pension Office Washington D.C.
Gentlemen:
Will you be kind enough to advise me if you have any pension record for Comfort Goff , who died at Rush N.Y. 1816, was born in Connecticut 1734 and was a soldier in the Revolution from Connecticut. I want this information for Daughters of American record if possible.
Very truly
Mollie Le Noir
Mrs. Charles O. LeNoir 536 Riverside Avenue Jacksonville Fla.
Jan. 12th 1928

Flint, Michigan June eleventh, 1898
Commissaireer of Pensions.
Y
Dear sir. In order to give the Daughters of the Revolution it is necessary for me to know whether or not my ancestor Comfort Goff, served in that war, and I can only learn it through the pension department, because of the fact that both father and son had the same name. Comfort Goff senior is my ancestor.
The war department states that the only Comfort Goff who served in Conn. enlisted May 29, 1877 in Capt. Champine's company of the 2d Conn

to serve 8 months and was discharged in Jan. 1778.
On the other hand printed records in the library of the Hartford Conn. Historical Society state that Comfort Duff drew a pension for service in the Mass troops.
I can give the following facts -
Comfort Duff senior probably lived in Colchester Conn (possibly Durham or some other Conn. town) before service after service lived in Colchester. Was born in Rehoboth Mass Sept. 25, 1734, married in Rehoboth. Sarah Gurney Jan. 20, 1757; in 1804 removed to Rensselaer N.Y. where he died in 1819 (exact date not known). He

Widow died here about 1825.
Comfort Poff junior born in Conn. probably in the autumn of 1757. Residence before service supposed to be the same as his father's, after service Colchester. In 1782 he mar- ried Amelia Peltner, in 1804 they removed to Monroe county N.Y. (I think to Rush or near there.) His wife died and he married again some Poff. I do not know the date of his death but think it must have been after 1832.
OLD WORLD JAN 15 1898
I am anxious to know further as to the of three men service previous and if so the extent of their service. Neither of them could have served

4 in this place at me and it is only by running how long a service a census has granted that I can straighten it out.
My address is
Miss Rose Van Tiffelin 1400 S. Saginaw street Flint. Mich.

28 744 Rev INVALID.
File No. 28, 744 Comfort Staff. See Rec. m.
Act: 7 June 1897
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 158
[Arrangement of 1870.]
July 14 '98 Miss Rose Van Tiffin Flint Mich
1928 Nov. 3 Dist to Mrs. Charles O. Le Noir, M. E. E.
1934 Dec 1 - Dist to Sarah B. Sherman. E. B. L.

3 9 March 1821
This May Certify that I was in the Service in the revolutionary war with Comfort Yoff. in Col. Samuel Willis' Regt in the 3 Connecticut regt and that we were allowed time and provisions to go home after we were discharged.
Williams town 3 1 March Daniel Porter 1821. I do hereby certify that I was dischar- ged from the Revolutionary War on the 15 th day of June 18 18 3 at P'keepsie and received my Money instead of Daily rations to carry me home - Israel B. Sherman

State of New York Brooklyn County ss.
On this 2 nd day of March 1821 personally appeared before me James H. Wood one of the Justices of the Peace in & for said County & being duly sworn deposes & knows that he is well acquainted with Comfort Goff that said Goff served in the Third Connecticut Regiment commanded by Colonel Samuel Willis that he knows he was discharged and that he had fifteen days furlough allowed him to take him home after the discharge
Daniel Pitkin
Sworn & subscribed before me this 2 nd day of March 1821
James H. Wood

State of New York } Alfred Jones being duly sworn, deposes • Monroe County } and says, that he resides in the Town } of Rush in said County, and has for several years past, that he was well acquainted with Comfort Goff a Revolutionary Pensioner, who for- merly lived in said Town of Rush, he knew him well both before and after he obtained his Pension from the War Office, That the said Comfort Goff recently moved to the City of Rochester in said County, about Ten miles from said Town of Rush, at which place the last summer he, the said Goff, sickened and died , as this deponent has been informed, by the friends and relations of the said Goff, and as this deponent verily believes to be true, and further this deponent says not -
Subscribed & sworn to this - 15 th day November 1834 } Before me Abner Pratt } Commissioner of Deeds &c.
A. Jones

State of New York
Monroe County ss. I certify that Hon. Pratt Esquire before whom the within affidavit was sworn was at the date thereof a commissioner of deeds in and for said county, authorized by the laws of said state to take affidavits, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe that his name subscribed to said affidavit is his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and seal of office this seventeenth day of Novem- ber 1834. Leonard Adlam clerk
James L. Smith - Comfort Goff
Hon.

Old case.
Comfort Goff Jefferson Co. N.Yk.
Justin Butterfield, Agt. Sackett's Harbour
Recd. 15. May 1821.
Department
Revenue Service
Office New York
Rejected. See within remarks.
J.L.E.
1822

South Hackney May 10 th 1821.
Sir
I re-invite you the claim of Compt Gaff for Pension with some additional affidavits which may perhaps be sufficient to authorise its allowancem. will you have the goodness to examine the same and notify me of the result
Respectfully
Your obedt servt
Justin Battur
Hon. Secretary at War.

Pension
Pens. Office.
6 April, 1823
Recd March 28 th
free
To Secretary at War Washington

Brick Monroe County State of New York March 26 th 1829
Honorable Secretary at War
Indeed is the Cause of Comfort Goff a Revolutionary Soldier of any Inspiration or part of further Endurance is necessary with the Secretary point out the same

Comfort Goff
Pensioner
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
admitted 7 years private 80

State of New York Monroe County
Comfort Goff of Henrietta in the said County being duly sworn deposes and says that about two years since this deponent made application to Secretary of War for a pension under the act of 1818 and this deponent further says that he was informed by a letter from the War Office that his claim was rejected because he had not served at any one time nine months that that he served one days service and this deponent further says that he served nine months at Rochester in the State of Massachusetts under Capt Hild in Colo Hills Regiment as he believes in the year 1776 next year the deponent enlisted under served under Capt Hild Captain Champion in Colo Hills Regiment in the year 1777 and served until he was discharged at the expiration of about nine months, in the same year of 1778 the deponent enlisted under Capt Champion in Colo Hills Regiment for nine months and served to the end and was regular discharged at Poughkeepsie in writing, and this deponent further says in the year of our Lord 1779 this deponent enlisted for eight months under Captain Northam to drive Continental Arms, & served to the end of his enlistment And this deponent further says in the year 1778 this deponent enlisted for eight months under Captain Northam Brother to Capt Mentran Northam for the term of eight months and served to the end of his enlistment and this deponent

further says That in the year of our Lord 1780 the defendant enlisted under Capt Isham Chapman of Hebron in the County of Hartford and State of Connecticut and served Eight Months being the term for which he had enlisted and was Regular discharged in writing at the Highlands in the State of New York but on his way home on the White Plains the same boys or Tories took the defendant prisoner and took from him all his discharges and money & carried him to New York and confined him in the Sugar house in New York seven weeks and four days and further says that
Comfort Goff
Sworn Subscribed This 30 th day of July AD 1832
Peter Price { Judge of the County Court for Monroe County
State of New York
Monroe County ss. I certify that Peter Price Esquire before whom the above affidavit purports to have been sworn, was at the date of the same a Judge of the county courts of said county, and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting, and rightly believe that his name subscribed to said affidavit, is his proper hand writing and signature. Witness my hand and official seal this tenth day of August 1832. Leonard Adams Clerk